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"Transsexualism is the
unshakeable feeling you belong to the
other sex. You have a body, intellectually
you recognise that, but you don’t
feel it’s yours. You feel it’s a
mistake; your feeling is to belong to the
other sex...."
— Prof.
Louis Gooren
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Transsexualism is a biological variation
in human sexual formation, which renders a
phenotype opposite to the brain-sex. It
affects men and women from birth.
Transsexualism affects the whole family -
from parents who usually struggle to understand
their child's condition to partners who often find
their needs are overshadowed by the health needs
and realities of their loved one, as well as
medical professionals who require accurate and
useful information when treating our men.
There are between 5,000 to 10,000 men and women
with transsexualism in Australia (Conway, 2001;
Wallbank, 2004) and they all are part of families
and many have children.
Information Sheets
Transsexualism
101
Transsexualism is only one of the many
different biological variations that occurs in
human sexual formation.
Human
Sexual Formation
The process of sexual differentiation in a
developing human being takes place in several
distinct steps.
Transgenderism
101
It is generally assumed that there are only the two
sexes - male or female, with two corresponding
genders - man and woman. This is known as the
gender binary.
Transgender people find the gender binary
uncomfortable, impractical and not useful to their
needs.
What's
In A Name?
In Australia, the term transsexualism (TS)
is used although some groups have adopted the term
'transgender'. The terms transsexual and
transgender are not interchangeable. They
mean different things, which is particularly
significant in medical and legal contexts.
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This section of the website offers information
about
Have
Female-to-Male Transsexuals always existed? by
Dr Aaron Devor (1997)
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What is Transsexualism?
